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Fair Work rejects gas giant's claim strikes would harm Australia's economy

ABC Australia · Jun 14, 2026, 6:21 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Unions have been threatening eight-hour strikes and disruptive work bans that could shut down Inpex's Darwin operations.
  • Gas giant Inpex has lost a bid to stop escalating industrial action which could shut down its Northern Territory operations and cost the company millions of dollars a day.
  • Inpex told the Fair Work Commission the shutdowns would cause "significant damage" to the nation's economy and jeopardise ties with Asia amid the ongoing global fuel crisis.

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Unions have been threatening eight-hour strikes and disruptive work bans that could shut down Inpex's Darwin operations. (ABC News: Dane Hirst)

Gas giant Inpex has lost a bid to stop escalating industrial action which could shut down its Northern Territory operations and cost the company millions of dollars a day.

Inpex told the Fair Work Commission the shutdowns would cause "significant damage" to the nation's economy and jeopardise ties with Asia amid the ongoing global fuel crisis.

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